Brooms Made By The Blind Pittsburgh

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Brooms made by the blind pittsburgh.

Clean establishments of any size both efficiently and effectively with this beautiful authentic amish made corn broom. Blind and vision rehabilitation services of pittsburgh. Our classic mop is the first thing we made in 1933. We are part of georgia s vocational rehabilitation agency our mission is to provide job opportunities for people who are blind.

Here you will find a wide variety of custom window coverings including customer favorites such as cellular shades wood and fauxwood blinds and solar roller shades and hundreds of. But the brooms have tags saying they were made by the industries of the blind. The blind doctors have been serving the pittsburgh area since 1992 and is your one stop source for all your custom window blinds shades shutters and more. This broom utilizes sturdy twine to bind the fibers together into.

Last year our team of 25 people who are blind made 4 million of the pens which are sold under our skilcraft label. Gib is a manufacturer of paper products file folders work safety and hunting vests plastic pillows. The pens have been used for many tasks besides writing as related in an interesting story in the washington post. Members of the lions club are selling brooms as they do every year to raise money for the blind.

Hand crafted by an amish father and son operation in lancaster pennsylvania this broom s natural corn fibers and straw are expertly selected bound and sewn with a loom that s also hand built by the family. The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by the organization that has made the item available but the. Skilcraft is the brand name for quality products manufactured by people who are blind. To eliminate all barriers for people who are blind or visually impaired.

If you used a broom to sweep your pittsburgh home during the 20 th century there is a chance it was made by the blind and visually impaired men and women of the pittsburgh blind association pba. The types of brooms being made in the factory vary from traditional to modern. This complex machine donated by the american friends of the blind in greece can insert bristles into the bodies of six brushes at once. Gib is an affiliated agency with national industries of the blind nib.

The types of brooms being made in the factory vary from traditional like these to modern.